as in suspense
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspension
As many celebrated Halloween, the end of the month also marked the suspension of SNAP benefits for many Americans amid the government shutdown.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Those include the disproportionate suspension of students of color and gaps in academic performance.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed the temporary suspension of those restrictions in an official readout.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Hard-throwing lefty reliever José Alvarado appeared to be taking over the full-time closer role early in the year, but in May, he got hit with an 80-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing drug test.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Those include the disproportionate suspension of students of color and gaps in academic performance.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed the temporary suspension of those restrictions in an official readout.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Hard-throwing lefty reliever José Alvarado appeared to be taking over the full-time closer role early in the year, but in May, he got hit with an 80-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing drug test.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspension
suspense
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Blending dark comedy, drama, and suspense, His Weakest Creatures is billed as a sharp allegory of love, survival, and moral compromise, culminating in an unexpected finale.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Liam Hemsworth picks up the White Wolf's blades on season 4 of the Netflix series that also stars Laurence Fishburne, and the suspense is killing us — not like a basilisk, but maybe a drowner.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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